# Law & Legal **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=7 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 8 --- ## [Account in suspense](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/account-in-suspense/67207)
**Author:** [@Meliblue](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Meliblue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/account-in-suspense/67207 "2022-08-05T12:39:36Z")
Can anyone direct me on this matter? We were contacted by a land man for Southwestern a couple of years ago about being heirs to our grandfather’s land in West Virginia, that we had no idea he had. They wanted to lease t… --- ## [Transfer on Death Deed](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-on-death-deed/66721)
**Author:** [@graceful99](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/graceful99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-on-death-deed/66721 "2022-08-01T03:39:51Z")
I have read previous posts regarding this subject. I am still unsure as to what I should do. I live in Texas and have mineral rights in Oklahoma. Should I use Oklahoma forms for transfer? I imagine it would be filed in O… --- ## [Unpaid TX royalties due to stolen check](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/unpaid-tx-royalties-due-to-stolen-check/67296)
**Author:** [@70Uptown](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/70Uptown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/unpaid-tx-royalties-due-to-stolen-check/67296 "2022-07-29T17:12:11Z")
On April 25th, an operator mailed a royalty check to me that never arrived. I asked them to void it and re-issue around May 14th. However, they took a week to do so and the check was deposited into someone else’s account… --- ## [Do I need a clear title (deed of ownership)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-i-need-a-clear-title-deed-of-ownership/67128)
**Author:** [@Philip\_Nicholson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Philip_Nicholson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-i-need-a-clear-title-deed-of-ownership/67128 "2022-07-18T21:32:11Z")
I inherited royalties from my father. I have signed paperwork regarding heirship with 2 different companies that have wells on the land (one has shallow, the others are horizontal). What do I need to do as far as legal … --- ## [Local Oil & Gas Attorney](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/local-oil-gas-attorney/66835)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Presley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mark_Presley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/local-oil-gas-attorney/66835 "2022-07-08T17:03:55Z")
OK, so it appears that “curative” is required to properly vest our deceased parent’s mineral rights on a section in Richland County, Montana, to my sister and myself. Anyone suggest or recommend an oil and gas attorney w… --- ## [Caddo County Lease Information](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/caddo-county-lease-information/66948)
**Author:** [@Chris7](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Chris7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/caddo-county-lease-information/66948 "2022-07-03T19:20:58Z")
Hello, I’m just looking for a place to start. My Granny has a mineral rights lease for this tract of land: Lot one (1) of Section 4, Township 6 North, Range 10 West, Caddo County, Oklahoma. How can I get more information… --- ## [Drilling and fracking on federal lands](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/drilling-and-fracking-on-federal-lands/66719)
**Author:** [@DonFromTexas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DonFromTexas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/drilling-and-fracking-on-federal-lands/66719 "2022-06-15T21:28:03Z")
We all heard a lot of news about the President putting a ban on drilling operations on federal lands. I cannot find out if that ever actually happened or not. Does anyone know the status of that? --- ## [Purpose for probate?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/purpose-for-probate/66615)
**Author:** [@mistym4591](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mistym4591)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/purpose-for-probate/66615 "2022-06-14T19:57:41Z")
After months of getting all required docs filed and waiting on royalty payments for Sundance Kid with Camino, now everything is in probate. How long does this take? What causes this? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Th… --- ## [Do I need an attorney or an accountant?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-i-need-an-attorney-or-an-accountant/66373)
**Author:** [@RoyaltyRookie208](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/RoyaltyRookie208)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-i-need-an-attorney-or-an-accountant/66373 "2022-06-11T17:24:57Z")
Hello! I am looking for advice/guidance on how to look into what seems to be around 900ish different wells, mostly in Texas but some in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Kansas, and Louisiana that my mother left for her three chil… --- ## [Contango Not Making Revenue Payments](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/contango-not-making-revenue-payments/65474)
**Author:** [@llee](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/llee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/contango-not-making-revenue-payments/65474 "2022-06-10T13:55:12Z")
I have exhausted everything short of filing a lien to get Contango to pay royalty and suspense funds. Anybody else having same issues? --- ## [Capital Gains](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/capital-gains/66446)
**Author:** [@Sydney\_Collier](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sydney_Collier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/capital-gains/66446 "2022-06-03T02:50:47Z")
Does anyone know how I get an appraisal for mineral rights I just sold for the date July 2015 when I inherited the mineral rights? Thanks --- ## [Oil & Gas consultation Fees](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-gas-consultation-fees/66220)
**Author:** [@JdWestTx](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JdWestTx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-gas-consultation-fees/66220 "2022-05-07T23:57:22Z")
Hello everyone, is there an oil and gas attorney in the Permian Basin that has free initial consultation, preferably? Thank you. --- ## [Allocation well](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-well/65939)
**Author:** [@DRAGON](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DRAGON)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-well/65939 "2022-05-03T04:10:26Z")
Can an oil company list all of an owner’s tracts on the plat on an allocation well but only allocate a portion of that acreage according to lateral? If so, why would they list tracts that are not included? Appreciate any… --- ## [How does pooled production work - example - Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-does-pooled-production-work-example-texas/66117)
**Author:** [@jmace57](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jmace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-does-pooled-production-work-example-texas/66117 "2022-04-29T17:55:45Z")
I would appreciate it if someone could answer this question about pooled production in a lease - horizontal drilling. This is sort of an extreme and simplified example, but am trying to grasp the concept. Say there was… --- ## [Suspected Operator Malfeasance](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/suspected-operator-malfeasance/66112)
**Author:** [@Tamara\_Shepard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Tamara_Shepard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/suspected-operator-malfeasance/66112 "2022-04-29T14:20:39Z")
Hi everyone. My company has small working interests in various wells in Texas. For a variety of reasons, we suspect the current operator is mishandling the finances of the operation, charging the nonoperators with amount… --- ## [SEC Proposed Rule Mandating Climate Risk and GHG Reporting](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sec-proposed-rule-mandating-climate-risk-and-ghg-reporting/66105)
**Author:** [@KellyH](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/KellyH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sec-proposed-rule-mandating-climate-risk-and-ghg-reporting/66105 "2022-04-28T16:53:15Z")
The SEC is proposing a law, File Number S7-10-22, that would order corporate reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. Costs to gather appropriate data would increase operator expenses, resulting in less… --- ## [Can Antero renew a 5 year leas for only part of the leased property?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-antero-renew-a-5-year-leas-for-only-part-of-the-leased-property/66053)
**Author:** [@charlsmd](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charlsmd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-antero-renew-a-5-year-leas-for-only-part-of-the-leased-property/66053 "2022-04-26T00:46:07Z")
EQT leased 220, 38, and 10 acre parcels in a single lease for $5,500/acre bonus for 5 years and renewable for another 5 years with the same conditions in Lincoln District, Tyler County, West Virginia on April 1, 2017. EQ… --- ## [Adjusted land acreage](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/adjusted-land-acreage/65647)
**Author:** [@TxGermanGirl](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TxGermanGirl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/adjusted-land-acreage/65647 "2022-04-20T17:13:06Z")
I own minerals in Shelby County, Texas. Sometime prior to May 2019, the land was re-surveyed by someone (assume it is another cotenant in the same minerals). It was determined to include more than the “original” acres. A… --- ## [Lawsuits/Settlements](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lawsuits-settlements/65975)
**Author:** [@mineralowner10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mineralowner10)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lawsuits-settlements/65975 "2022-04-20T14:55:29Z")
Hello, I have received mail about several various lawsuits and settlements throughout the years. Being fairly inexperienced, I have generally not taken any action or done any research. This time, however, I received ma… --- ## [Holographic Will - Mineral Rights - OK, NM, TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/holographic-will-mineral-rights-ok-nm-tx/65974)
**Author:** [@DavidR](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DavidR)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/holographic-will-mineral-rights-ok-nm-tx/65974 "2022-04-18T23:43:45Z")
I live in Arizona and own mineral rights in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. I have composed and signed a handwritten holographic will - no witnesses - leaving all of my assets to my heirs including my mineral rights in … --- ## [Allocation RI](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-ri/65935)
**Author:** [@DRAGON](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DRAGON)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-ri/65935 "2022-04-18T10:58:04Z")
I don’t have the complete picture of an allocation well. If I understand this right, if we have 200 acres on a 1200-acre unit, our RI interest wouldn’t necessarily be 1/6. Does it depend on the location of the lateral? T… --- ## [Allocation well distribution](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-well-distribution/65934)
**Author:** [@DRAGON](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DRAGON)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-well-distribution/65934 "2022-04-14T19:30:24Z")
If all of the tracts on a 507-acre unit are listed on the plat for a 1187-acre unit, can they still allocate only 5 acres from that 507-acre according to the lateral? If so, does the Railroad Commission require them to l… --- ## [Purchase & Sale agreement](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/purchase-sale-agreement/65891)
**Author:** [@DRAGON](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DRAGON)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/purchase-sale-agreement/65891 "2022-04-14T18:41:13Z")
If I sign a purchase agreement to sell part of my R.I., will their part in production start from the date of the purchase agreement or the date the mineral deed is signed? I appreciate any info on this topic. --- ## ["Mail Problems" for Operator](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mail-problems-for-operator/65929)
**Author:** [@William\_Douglas\_Archer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/William_Douglas_Archer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mail-problems-for-operator/65929 "2022-04-14T15:36:41Z")
I have an overriding royalty interest on some state leases in New Mexico. The current operator is BXP Partners V, L.P. out of Houston. BXP provides an email on the anticipated check but the checks seem to get lost every … --- ## [Mineral Rights and Royalties Farmland Tracts etc](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-and-royalties-farmland-tracts-etc/65863)
**Author:** [@Edwin2448](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Edwin2448)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-and-royalties-farmland-tracts-etc/65863 "2022-04-11T19:02:11Z")
I’m looking for a Landman and hoping they know an attorney as well due to we just in the last year and a half got approached by ExxonMobil about a right of way and now they’re doing an easement. We have several counties … --- ## [Mineral Rights for church](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-for-church/65686)
**Author:** [@WinfieldUMC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WinfieldUMC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-for-church/65686 "2022-04-02T13:15:22Z")
Our church was willed mineral rights in Section 34, Township 5S, Range 8E, approx. 77.51 acres How do we go about finding out what we have and if there is income for the church? --- ## [Can Operator Keep My Royalties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-operator-keep-my-royalties/65644)
**Author:** [@TxGermanGirl](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TxGermanGirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-operator-keep-my-royalties/65644 "2022-03-29T14:07:53Z")
I own minerals in Shelby County, Texas. In May 2020, I was contacted by a landman who was hired by and represented a Texas-based O&G operator. Additionally, my ~30++ cousins + relatives who inherited from original ancest… --- ## [LLC - 2 lawyers, 2 opinions](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/llc-2-lawyers-2-opinions/65308)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Whitchurch](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ann_Whitchurch)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/llc-2-lawyers-2-opinions/65308 "2022-03-18T23:33:46Z")
Estate Planning Lawyer #1 was pretty insistent I place my mineral and royalty properties in an LLC even though my interests are by far mostly minerals and royalties with only a very few Working Interests. After doing som… --- ## [How to handle mineral interest properties in a trust after the Trustor passes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-handle-mineral-interest-properties-in-a-trust-after-the-trustor-passes/65300)
**Author:** [@Angela\_Havel](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Angela_Havel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-handle-mineral-interest-properties-in-a-trust-after-the-trustor-passes/65300 "2022-03-09T18:35:27Z")
Hello: I looked for this topic at some length in previously posted questions and didn’t see anything about it, so I’m asking my questions here. My mother owns mineral rights in Oklahoma in 32 counties. She deeded all t… --- ## [Selling undivided interest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/selling-undivided-interest/65029)
**Author:** [@BSchilling](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/BSchilling)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/selling-undivided-interest/65029 "2022-03-03T01:16:41Z")
My mother and her brother each inherited undivided 1/2 life interests in oil, gas and mineral rights from their father (my grandfather). The interests to pass to their children. My brother and I received my mother’s prop… [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=6) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=8)